[tor-talk] torchat for chat room?

[Jerzy Łogiewa]

Hi George,

Yes I think much about IRC, but I am looking for some solution that is easier on the setup for newbie user. :-) torchat is very simple but I wish it support multiple people. I will also use cryptocat but I wanted a secure download app.

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Jerzy Łogiewa -- jerzyma at interia.eu

On Nov 16, 2012, at 1:51 AM, george torwell wrote:

> hi, how about an IRC server running as a hidden service?
> you could even use ssl with it (but since the key has to be blindly trusted
> by others,
> that doesn't add much over the encryption and prevention of MITM attacks
> that Tor will already provide you with.)
> people on the server who seek a private chat could use OTR on top of that.
> and you get to use code that has been probably reviewed more than cryptoCat.
> though that will probably change at some point.
> (that is not to be disrespectful of cryptoCat or anyone behind it!)
> 
> plus you get the ability to handout users, have them use authentication,
> and ban whoever disrupts or infiltrates your server.
> i haven't seen these features with cryptoCat. (i may be wrong)